Jealdi Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Luckily for me this friend has probably 50 of them just sitting in a pile. Said I can have as many as I want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Note that letting bricks stored outside dry out thoroughly before use can help longevity too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jealdi Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Yeah. I saw that earlier in this thread. Figured once I get things going with this set, I'd go get some more and get them nice and dried out so I'd have them ready for next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 Forgot to mention in this case it’s shallow only something like 2” deep. I will have to measure it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jealdi Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 So I tinkered a bit this evening. My boards I had on hand were too big (2x12). Might go buy a 2x8 tomorrow as well as some kitty litter since my dirt was super loose. Still gotta figure out how to chip some spot out of my brick for the tuyere too. Dirt kept falling in since I didn't have brick there. The daylight picture is when I first fired up. The dark picture is after I had turned my air off to shut down for the evening. I managed to flatten out about 2.5 inches of 3/8" round bar to start working on a rake, but that was all I got done tonight before it was getting too late to be pounding steel in the driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 As my brick was old soft brick as a power to new soft brick I used a cold chisel and patience. Hard brick may well require a different method but if you aren’t on tearing it down each use Adobe works real well, and you can use the deeper box just either install the floor higher, fill it al the way with dirt or cut notches and sculpt your trench walls up against the walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jealdi Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Sadly I'm currently having to tear down between uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 I used an angle grinder to grind a semicircle in the corner of two bricks. Before that I just put a split firebrick between the two bricks and overtop of the pipe. Pnut 11 hours ago, Charles R. Stevens said: Forgot to mention in this case it’s shallow only something like 2” deep. I will have to measure it. The depth of mine is the thickness of one bricks but the bricks on the side allow me to pile fuel above the level of the hearth. Pnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Get yourself a discarded propane grill on a cart, yank the innerds out and use that for your JABOD. They store nicely outside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jealdi Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 I think I need a few more bricks so that I don't have to buy more litter right away. But otherwise I think it is ready. Two 35lb tubs of litter and 8 bricks. Box is 2x8 cut down to make a 24 inch square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 The space between the two bricks where your tuyere is will hold a split firebrick put in edgewise. You're forge looks just like mine. It works great after some minor tweaking. Pnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Iam bit confused about deepnes of firepot. I find it more easy if firepot is higher than deeper. I can't find where my tuyere is from airsource, so i build fire more higher than deeper. But i saw that you make your fire deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDoc Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Would US Stove 2000F fire bricks work for a JABOD? Or would the fire exceed their rating? I managed to get quite a few of them from the local TSC a little bit ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Since you don't need bricks at all for a JABOD; I'd try them out and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDoc Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 That is a very fair point Thomas. Ill escort myself out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I'm with you Natkova, if I need a deeper fire I make the coal pile taller. My coal forge is a "Duck's Nest" and has NO fire pot, trench, etc. The pan has a layer of compacted clayey dirt with a depression only deep enough to expose the air grate. I have a number of 3,000f fire bricks I can arrange around the air grate to make any shape ad size fire I need. Sometimes I block most of the air grate and don't use the bricks. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 On 8/14/2020 at 9:05 PM, Jealdi said: Box is 2x8 cut down to make a 24 inch square. You might want to pull the pipe back flush with the bricks or you'll burn it off pretty quickly. 16 hours ago, SinDoc said: Would US Stove 2000F fire bricks work for a JABOD? Or would the fire exceed their rating They'll eventually melt but they're consumables so just replace them. I use them sometimes and they work just fine. Pnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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